Revision total en bloc spondylectomy for a recurrent aggressive vertebral haemangioma of the thoracic spine causing progressive thoracic myelopathy with segmental kyphosis.

Vertebral haemangiomas are common amongst primary benign tumours of the spine, usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, whereby symptomatic cases are rare. Aggressive vertebral haemangiomas, occurring even less frequently, are characterized by their expansion, resulting in pain and neural compression symptoms. Depending on presentation and severity, several treatment options exist, and when causing progressive neurological deficit, surgical decompression and resection is warranted.

Pupillometric parameters of alertness during unpredictable but not predictable smooth pursuit neck torsion test are altered in patients with neck pain disorders: a cross-sectional study.

Despite commonly investigated predictable smooth-pursuit neck-torsion tasks (SPNT) in neck pain patients, unpredictable conditions have been seldom investigated but are indicative of preserved oculomotor functions during neck torsion. Although not previously studied, some speculations about compensatory cognitive mechanisms such as increased phasic alertness during unpredictable tasks were suggested. The aim of this study was to investigate eye movement accuracy and pupillometric responses during predictable and unpredictable SPNT test in neck pain patients and asymptomatic controls.

How well can we detect cervical driven sensorimotor dysfunction in concussion patients? An observational study comparing patients with idiopathic neck pain, whiplash associated disorders and concussion.

Background: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) suffer from sensorimotor impairments. Evidence is emerging that cervical spine plays an important role in mTBI, but it is not known how cervicocephalic kinaesthetic sensibility measured during dynamic unpredictable head movements and measures of position sense, cervical induced postural balance and eye movement control differ between mTBI, whiplash associated disorders (WAD) patients, idiopathic neck pain patients and healthy controls.

Research Question: Are cervical sensorimotor deficits present in mTBI patients and do they differ from sensorimotor deficits found in traumatic and nontraumatic neck pain patients and whether they differ from healthy controls.

Relationship between Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility Measured during Dynamic Unpredictable Head Movements and Eye Movement Control or Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients.

Cervical afferent input is believed to affect postural balance and oculomotor control in neck pain patients, but its relationship to cervicocephalic kinesthesia, describing movement sense, has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of two aspects of cervicocephalic kinesthesia to postural balance and oculomotor control in neck torsion positions. Forty-three idiopathic neck pain patients referred from orthopedic outpatient clinics and forty-two asymptomatic controls were enrolled in the study.

Video-oculographic measures of eye movement control in the smooth pursuit neck torsion test can classify idiopathic neck pain patients from healthy individuals: A datamining based diagnostic accuracy study.

Background: Idiopathic neck pain patients frequently experience oculomotor disfunctions with deficits in eye movement control between neutral and neck torsion position (SPNT test) being commonly investigated in clinical and research settings.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine accuracy of SPNT test in classifying idiopathic neck pain patients.

Design: a datamining based diagnostic accuracy study.

Is Altered Oculomotor Control during Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test Related to Subjective Visual Complaints in Patients with Neck Pain Disorders?

Subjective visual complaints are commonly reported in patients with neck pain, but their relation to objectively measured oculomotor functions during smooth pursuit neck torsion tests (SPNTs) has not yet been investigated. The aim of the study was to analyse classification accuracy of visual symptom intensity and frequency based on SPNT results. Forty-three patients with neck pain were referred by orthopaedic outpatient clinics where they were required to fill out 16-item proformas of visual complaints.

Oculomotor performance in patients with neck pain: Does it matter which angle of neck torsion is used in smooth pursuit eye movement test and is the agreement between angles dependent on target movement amplitude and velocity?

Background: Neck torsion manoeuvre is thought to affect eye movement control via afferent sensory drive in neck pain disorders patients. Literature reports inconsistencies regarding the angle of neck torsion most commonly used across the studies.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine the level of agreement in oculomotor performance between two most commonly used neck torsion angles during smooth pursuit neck torsion test (SPNT).

The influence of neck torsion and sequence of cycles on intra-trial reliability of smooth pursuit eye movement test in patients with neck pain disorders.

The sensory mismatch commonly observed in patients with neck pain disorders could alter intra-trial reliability in simple implicit smooth pursuit eye movement tasks. This could be more pronounced when neck is in torsioned position (SPNT). The aim of this study was to explore the effects of neck torsion, target movement velocity and amplitude on intra-trial reliability of smooth pursuit eye movements in patients with neck pain disorders and healthy individuals.

Isometric Trunk Strength Assessment of Athletes: Effects of Sex, Sport, and Low Back Pain History.

Context: The importance of isometric trunk strength (ITS) among sport science professionals is higher than its actual reported effect size on either performance or low back pain (LBP) occurrence.

Objective: To provide normative values of ITS and strength ratios, and to evaluate the effect of sex, sports discipline, and LBP status.

Design: Crossover study.

Inter-Visit Reliability of Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Healthy Individuals.

Visual disturbances are commonly reported in patients with neck pain. Smooth pursuit neck torsion (SPNT) test performed in neutral position and with trunk rotated under the stationary head has been used to discriminate between those with cervical component and those without. However, no studies investigated the reliability of the SPNT-test in patients with chronic neck pain and healthy controls.

Postural balance and oculomotor control are influenced by neck kinaesthetic functions in elite ice hockey players.

Background: Research indicates that neck kinaesthetic awareness plays an important role in oculomotor and balance control, however the relationship has not been studied in athletes. As performance in ice hockey demands visual perception acuity during skating, while constantly shifting between unilateral and bilateral stances in sports specific posture more in-depth relationship should be studied.

Research Question: What is the relationship between neck kinaesthetic awareness, postural balance and eye movement control in professional ice hockey players and non-trained individuals?

Methods: In this observational study, centre-of-pressure was measured using force plate in twenty-eight hockey players and thirty non-trained participants during different stances in eyes-opened and eyes-closed conditions.

Regular strength training and baseline fitness in overweight infantry members of Slovenian Armed Forces.

Introduction: The prevalence of overweight subjects in military cohorts increases despite the obligatory army physical fitness test (APFT) requirements and the negative consequences of possible test failure due to the increased body mass index (BMI). Studies that have examined the association of BMI with baseline fitness in the military are showing conflicting evidence. The primary aim of the study is to examine BMI effects on baseline fitness that was measured by APFT and additional functional performance tests (FT) (vertical countermovement jump with and without load, loaded prone plank, single-leg hamstring bridge test and pull-ups).

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Slovenian version of the Core outcome measures index for low back pain.

Background: To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) in the Slovenian language, for use in patients with low back pain.

Methods: The English version of COMI was translated into Slovene following established guidelines. Three hundred fifty-three patients with chronic low back pain were recruited from the Orthopedic clinic department of a tertiary care teaching institution.

The Relationship Between Army Physical Fitness and Functional Capacities in Infantry Members of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Šimenko, J, Kovčan, B, Pori, P, Vodičar, J, Vodičar, M, and Hadžić, V. The Relationship between army physical fitness and functional capacities in infantry members of the Slovenian Armed Forces. J Strength Cond Res 35(12): 3506-3512, 2021-The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between traditional army physical fitness test (APFT) and a novel functional testing battery that included countermovement jump (CMJ) testing, stork balANce test, pUll-ups, single leg hAmstring bridge test, and loaded prone pLank test-MANUAL battery.

Vertebral End-Plate Perforation for Intervertebral Disc Height Preservation After Single-level Lumbar Discectomy: A Randomized-controlled Trial.

Study Design: Pilot single-centre, stratified, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group, controlled study.

Objective: To determine whether vertebral end-plate perforation after lumbar discectomy causes annulus reparation and intervertebral disc volume restoration. To determine that after 6 months there would be no clinical differences between the control and study group.

Long-term Results of Surgical Treatment for Symptomatic Anterior Cervical Osteophytes: A Case Series With Review of the Literature.

Purpose: Presentation of a case series (10 patients) with surgical treatment of symptomatic anterior cervical osteophytes, a review of the latest literature and discussion of surgical methods.

Objective: To present our results of the surgical treatment and compare them with the existing literature. On the basis of the gathered data, we aim to propose an optimal choice of surgical treatment.